Eager to rebuff Spurs’ quest for fourth place, Arsenal needed a win. But if Patrick Vieira ought to have been in a giving mood to bestow his old club a favor, he had not read the script. Potency in transition, pressing, and possession stunted the guests, whose season will go down to the wire. Tactical […]

Aston Villa attempted to pose a challenge to Arsenal with their narrow defensive scheme, but Arsenal proved very effective in progressing over the wings. This, along with their strong high pressing game, helped Mikel Arteta’s side to dominate the first half and take the lead. The home side were more aggressive in the second half […]

Rolling back the years in their fight to finish in the top four, amid their latest growth spurt, Arsenal relished the visit of Liverpool as a stern trial of their credentials. The visitors were slow to find their rhythm before half time, but tinkering from the dugout was too much to handle. Tactical analysis and […]

Trips to Anfield tend to signal destruction for Arsenal, but they turned the tables to control the dark art and define the course of the duel. A reckless blunder forced them to concede the high ground, but a better vantage point offered little use for a Liverpool side bereft of its usual verve. Tactical analysis […]

Contrary to all expectations, an emboldened Arsenal fired their best shot at Manchester City. Familiar self-inflicted damage undid their hard work, but the outcome reflected a hard-fought victory for a side whose stars are aligning towards another Premier League title. Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere. At the start of the semester, Mikel […]

A London derby of rising parity saw West Ham duke it out at the Emirates Stadium for fourth place. Though familiar flaws cropped up in the display of the traditional favorites, their quality pulled through, kindling hope that there may be reward for their efforts this season in the end. Tactical analysis and match report […]

Twenty seven minutes marked 27 years of disappointment for Everton, but more than a decade of decay for Arsenal has been enough to last a lifetime. Project Youth may have lost the magic in the final third that was a hallmark of the team from the past, yet the tradition of gifting teams in crisis […]

Thanks to their trademark pressing and transitions, Liverpool eventually cut through and punished an Arsenal team devoid of a game plan. Once Jürgen Klopp’s team found their formula, they relentless carved through Arsenal’s defensive block, in desperate need of structure in the big matches. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker.  Considering the trajectories of […]

With both team’s flirting with midtable mediocrity, three points were important to claw towards expectation, which would leave the other red-faced. Arsenal exposed Aston Villa’s structural issues for all to see, a first-half rout enough to seal a big win.   Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker.  A quarter way through the Premier League […]

After the high from defeating the North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur last week, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side were rudely brought back to earth with a goalless draw away at Brighton. In truth, the Gunners were fortunate to escape with a point and a clean sheet, as Brighton out-pressed, out-shot and out-passed the visitors, and only […]